title: [Twin pregnancy with acephalic acardiac fetus. Anatomo-clinical description of 2 cases].
abstract: Two cases are reported of acardiac-acephalic twin pregnancy, a rare malformation of multiple gestations with large placental vascular anastomosis. In both cases, respectively 25 and 30 weeks of gestation, ultrasound scan revealed a first normal fetus and a nonviable twin without cardiac activity and head, but increasing in size at serial scans. The authors describe the obstetric management, the Rx details and the anatomo-pathological findings emphasizing the analogies between the two acardiac fetuses.
authors.affiliation: I Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica dell'Università di Milano.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanchioni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Presti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zuliani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kustermann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buscaglia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandini
mesh_terms: D009008:Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014427:Twins; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Gravidanza gemellare con feto acefalo acardio. Descrizione anatomo-clinica di due casi.